We then fast-forwarded a few weeks to Tim’s hometown visits with the final four, which somehow felt more rushed and less comprehensive than in seasons past. (In other words, I didn’t get choked up even once. Sigh.) We learned about the personal hardships endured by the remaining contestants — Anya and Viktor both lost a brother; Kimberly and Joshua bost lost their mothers — and a few unexpected insights. Joshua used to be a track-and-field star. Viktor has an adorable boyfriend. Kimberly has a clear vision of the Brooklyn girl she wants to dress. And Anya went scuba-diving for the first time to gain additional inspiration for her collection.
Unfortunately, it turned out that Anya got caught in the undertow of the ocean energy to which she felt so connected. Much to Tim’s dismay, all that the season-long front-runner had to show after three weeks of work was a selection of lovely fabrics. “I haven’t been able to draw a new shape yet,” said Anya, and you pretty much knew that the race was down to Viktor, Joshua, and Kimberly — unless the Project Runwayediting team has some kind of Emmy-winning surprise up its couture sleeve next week.
Things didn’t go all that much better for Joshua, who produced sample after sample of what appeared to be electric-colored polyester mined from the storage locker of a ’70s sitcom costume designer. And that wasn’t even the worst of Josh’s taste-level issues, as he proceeded to show off an obscene bolt of green lenticular fabric that appeared to give Tim a case of the bad swoons, and then several garments made from a ghastly patchwork eruption that our mentor referred to as “one of the homeliest textiles I’ve ever seen in my entire life.” Tim was reduced to holding his head in his hands and declaring, “This is one sad looking dress. Sad. It makes me want to weep.”
From the minds of the Bravo Network, supermodel Heidi Klum and Elle Magazine comes Project Runway (a spin-off of Project Greenlight), a behind-the-scenes reality show and competition set in the other most glamorous business: the fashion industry. Cameras will roll as up-and-coming designers compete in weekly challenges and are given all the resources of a top designer to prepare a competitive runway show. Supermodel Heidi Klum co-developed the series and appears as one of the celebrity judges.
Summary: For our Project Runway fans who just can't get enough, we will wrap up Season 9 with a bang! Beloved mentor, Tim Gunn will reveal some of the show's biggest secrets and give audiences his unedited thoughts. This special is an unprecedented look back at one of the most memorable seasons to date.
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